Two brooches (loop or chain holders), geometric design by Josef Maria Olbrich, Theodor Fahrner, Pforzheim, c. 1902
and floral variant in the manner of Hermann Häussler or in the style of the Wiener Werkstätte for the Cologne Werkbund Exhibition, Theodor Fahrner, Pforzheim, c. 1910-14silver, coloured enamel, in geometrical style and with floral ornaments respectively; traces of use; the reverse marked with factory mark, DEPOSE, 935 and DRPa; measurements: 3.4 x 1.7 cm. (MP)
Literature:
object by Olbrich: Theodor Fahrner, Jewelry, p. 124, no. 1.93b “Design for a muff chain”, cf. also: Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867–1908, cat. Darmstadt 1967, no. 155; cf floral variant: Theodor Fahrner, Jewelry, p. 57, no. 44 and p. 98, no. 1.41 respectively.
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and floral variant in the manner of Hermann Häussler or in the style of the Wiener Werkstätte for the Cologne Werkbund Exhibition, Theodor Fahrner, Pforzheim, c. 1910-14silver, coloured enamel, in geometrical style and with floral ornaments respectively; traces of use; the reverse marked with factory mark, DEPOSE, 935 and DRPa; measurements: 3.4 x 1.7 cm. (MP)
Literature:
object by Olbrich: Theodor Fahrner, Jewelry, p. 124, no. 1.93b “Design for a muff chain”, cf. also: Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867–1908, cat. Darmstadt 1967, no. 155; cf floral variant: Theodor Fahrner, Jewelry, p. 57, no. 44 and p. 98, no. 1.41 respectively.
